Recent Examples on the WebPrior research to force mammals to reproduce via parthenogenesis have failed because of genomic imprinting, per a statement. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2022 For vertebrates, asexual reproduction, or parthenogenesis, is rare but hardly novel. Jason Hanna And Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021 For parthenogenesis to happen, a chain of cellular events must successfully unfold. Mercedes Burns, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021 For most animals, broods resulting from parthenogenesis are entirely female. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 The scientific name for asexual reproduction is parthenogenesis. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 It’s the first report of asexual reproduction in California condors, although parthenogenesis can occur in other species ranging from sharks to honey bees to Komodo dragons.NBC News, 29 Oct. 2021 Theoretically speaking, parthenogenesis is not out of the question for humans. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 Nevertheless, Ryder said the discovery raised the question of whether parthenogenesis occurred because the condor population had dwindled to such low numbers.Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021 See More
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New Latin, from Greek parthenos + Latin genesis genesis